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An interesting cross. Starting at the bottom, you have Jacob wrestling with "the Devil" (in quotes because most modern scholarship doesn't believe this figure to be the Devil but God Himself, perhaps a preincarnate Christ). Go one up and you have Paul and Timothy talking. One more is Christ as Judge, accompanied by two angels harkeening the end of the world. The very top two symbols are ancient symbols for faith. On the left of the bar is David. The right bar is Daniel in the Lion's Den.
We found these pages stuffed into cracks in the the face of the mountains, in villages around Skardu (which is in the utmost north of Pakistan)
I'm not sure why the pages were placed there. We hypothesized that it was perhaps a respectful or traditional way of disposing of old or damaged copies of the Quran. In Karachi I know that people often throw them into the sea.
We also hypothesized that it could be a means of making a religious plea, or prayer.
Either could be wrong of course.
Full verse "For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be His people, His treasured possession."
2 Timothy 3:16,17 NKJV " All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."-------------------------------------------------------------------------Every new device comes with an instruction manual. Some people will always read the manual first so that they have some idea of what to do. Others will ignore the manual, and just try and figure it out on their own. Do you know that we all have an instruction manual for life? It's the Bible! [ Romans 15:4] " For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope."----- Everything we need to know about salvation, living a Godly life, and maintaining our faith is in the Bible. The men and women we read about were just like us; They had faults, illness, doubts, and fears to deal with. The Bible is an immovable anchor in the storms of life. No other book has the inspiration, truth, and power of the word of God. [ Hebrews 4:12] " For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit and, of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."---------------- The Bible is the book for everyone. It is revelation, inspiration, and communication of the eternal, living, and powerful God!
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These are some of my favorite scriptures about God.
Romans 8:28
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And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
To those who celebrate today, hope you all have a wonderful Easter! To the others, have a great holiday.
Busy time ahead this week.. so I will take a bit of time to visit and respond.
Buddhist monk chanting scriptures during the Hungry Ghost Festival. Yuen Yuen Institute, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
A Jacobean three storey school opened by Thomas Guthrie, a 'preacher and philanthropist' whose statue is in Princes Street, and one of the leaders of the 1843 Disruption. The gable to Ramsay Lane has hoodmoulded windows and carries the date 1850.
The door to Ramsay Lane has a sculpted stone in the shape of an open bible over it, with the inscription 'Search the Scriptures', quoted from the Book of John.
There is another shaped gable overlooking the courtyard of the Outlook Tower towards the main street. The ground floor of this building is now used as a shop for the Outlook Tower with a ground floor entrance from the courtyard. [from SCRAN]